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Cortex2026;201104-118.August 1, 2026Journal Article

Neural adaptation in brain responses to vocal and emotional sounds in school-age children.

Zoé Ranty1, Carles Escera2, Annabelle Merchie3, Marie Gomot4
1Université de Tours, INSERM, Imaging Brain & Neuropsychiatry iBraiN U1253, 37032, Tours, France.
2Brainlab Cognitive Neuroscience Research Group, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, University of Barcelona, Catalonia Spain; Institute of Neurosciences, University of Barcelona, Catalonia Spain; Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu (IRSJD), Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona Spain.
3ACTE at ULB Neuroscience Institute, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
4Université de Tours, INSERM, Imaging Brain & Neuropsychiatry iBraiN U1253, 37032, Tours, France. Electronic address: gomot@univ-tours.fr.
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Abstract

It is crucial to understand vocal emotion processing, as the ability to perceive and interpret emotional cues in speech plays a fundamental role in social and cognitive development. Child's brains adjust predictions about future sensory inputs, becoming increasingly efficient at interpreting and anticipating sensory input based on accumulated experience. Despite these key aspects of voice percepti…

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